Stew Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 who needs enemies! As I have upcoming nuptials my friends took it upon themselves to organise a local tradition - we didn't know it was local but it seems it baffles most! This tradition is called a blackening. Basically this involves covering the bride and groom in all manor of horrible stuff for luck! So I was to go to my mates yard to do a bit of clay pigeon shooting, buggy driving and quad biking. Off roading was banned after last time (one of my pals rolled the jeep....) A great way to enjoy a sunday afternoon. When we arrived there we were told to go to the shed to 'grab a buggie' and were ambushed. I have stolen some pics from others as obviously I didn't have a camera - I suspected this was going to happen but it's better to be a willing participant than to fight. If you fight it's a million times worse. Preparation iPhone casualty! A bit of whipped cream on top.... The wedding party The happy couple Everyone! Note I have a beer by this point. I'm pleased to say I got every single person so we were nearly all covered by the end. I was still smiling too! Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Never heard of that ritual but looks fun Quote
Will370z Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Haha, great way to spend the afternoon. Looks like you have some great friends up there Quote
Stew Posted March 6, 2012 Author Posted March 6, 2012 Well our friends cover us in crap because they love us..... Oh and there wasn't a clay in sight. Buggers! I was looking forwrd to blasting a few clays with the shotgun! Out of interest, has anyone heard of this tradition before? Just wondering where else does it! Quote
JetSet Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Never heard of it before but found this short piece about it. In Aberdeenshire even now the 'blackening' is a ritual performed with great relish. The engaged couple are captured one night by so called 'friends' and covered with foul substances such as treacle, feathers, soot etc and then paraded around the village and usually the pubs. It takes days to wash clean! Pete Quote
bronzee Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 The egg and flour looks ok, dunno about the saveloy's though! Good fun, wonder what they'll do to you on your wedding day, another tradition you didn't know about being unearthed???!!! Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Thats brilliant ...... hmmmm who do I know who's getting married soon Quote
Chris`I Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Must rememer not to go visit Stew before we are married Looks like good fun though, glad you got them all back too! Quote
Stew Posted March 7, 2012 Author Posted March 7, 2012 Must rememer not to go visit Stew before we are married Looks like good fun though, glad you got them all back too! I'm sure it could be arranged Chris. Any Southerners offering to get Chris`I? It was actually good fun, the lorry wash afterwards was a laugh too! Quote
glrnet Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Love it Stew It seems it's a very Scottish thing and according to google it used to be traditon reserved for the bride, I guess us guys didn't want to miss an opportunity to behave like big kids Quote
AK350Z Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Must rememer not to go visit Stew before we are married Looks like good fun though, glad you got them all back too! Must add a couple of things to the shopping list for may.... Quote
Vik54 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 I hadn't heard of it... that's why I was asking if it was an Abz tradition It looks fun though Quote
cmck13 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 That's a heck of a recipe for a sponge cake, I thought it was just eggs,butter,flour and milk? At mine we just threw the pennies at the bairns to get rid of them Quote
Chris`I Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Must rememer not to go visit Stew before we are married Looks like good fun though, glad you got them all back too! Must add a couple of things to the shopping list for may.... You can easily be removed from the list And we'll keep you desposit as non-refundable Quote
spursmaddave Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 If only we had know about this last year..... We could have painted Papa Smurf blue Quote
Maccaman Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Probably better fun than being stripped & strapped to a lamp post We did something similar years ago to a guy at work. Spent the whole day brewing up an evil connoction but only managed to partly get him as he did a runner Quote
Stew Posted March 8, 2012 Author Posted March 8, 2012 It's a good opportunity to spread the tradition elsewhere! Quote
LRF4N Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Took it well mate Iv seen a few grooms to be turned into cakes but this is the best recipe Iv seen lol My Pakistani ancestors missed out on this tradition Quote
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